Wearing-apparel.



N. J. ROLLER.

WEARING APPAREL.

APPLICATION Hum MAB.15. 1909.

Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

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NANNIE J. ROLLER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

WEARING-APPAREL.

Application filed March 15, 1909.

T 0 all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, NANNIE J. ROLLER, a citizen of the United States,and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Vearing- Apparel, of which the following is aspecification containing a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in wearing apparel, the object ofmy invention being to construct a waist, and like articles of wearingapparel, without any buttons, hooks, or similar fastening devices, saidwaist being so constructed as that it may be quickly applied andremoved, and quickly adjusted to fit the body of the wearer.

To the above purposes, my invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction which will be hereinafter more fully set forth, pointedout in the claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Iiigure 1 is a front elevation of the garment when the same is closed;Fig. 2 is a view showing the garment open; and Fig. 3 is a frontdetailed elevation of the neck portion of the waist, with parts brokenaway.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings: 1 indicates the bodyportion of the garment, 2 the neck band and 3 the front portion. Securedto the neck portion 2, on the outside thereof, and removed from the edgeof the dividing line, is a band or tie a, and secured to said neck bandportion 2 is a similar band or tie 5, one end of said tie 5 beingsecured to the neck band 2 in front of the tie 4L. Formed in theopposite end of said neck band 2 is a slit or opening 6. This slit isadapted to receive the tie 5 when the garment is applied to the wearer.

The front portion 3 is virtually a continuation of one of the sideportions of the garment, or it may be made separately and stitched tosaid side portion of the garment. As I have shown the garment, however,it is a continuation of one of the side portions, and to give the samethe proper effect from Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

Serial No. 483,631.

the front view, I have applied thereto a narrow ruflie 7, to match thenarrow rutlie 8 on the opposite free edge of the front.

9 indicates a tieor band which is secured to the edge of the lowerportion of one side of the waist. Said tie or band is adapted to passthrough a slit 10 formed in the waist band 11 of the garment.

12 indicates a tie which is secured to the free edge of the frontportion 3, at the waist line thereof.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a different method of tying the ties or bands 4and 5, as counterdistinguished from the manner illustrated in Fig. 1.

lVhen it is desired to wear the garment, it is put on in the usualmanner, and the ties 5 and 4 may be passed around the neck band and tiedin the rear, as illustrated in Fig. 1, or the tie 5 may be insertedthrough the slit or opening 6, as illustrated in Fig. 3, and thus saidties at and 5 may be tied in a bow, four-in-hand, etc.

In order to fasten the waist portion of the garment, the tie 9 isinserted through the slit 10 and the front portion 3, carrying the tie12, is lapped over one side of the waist, and the ends of said ties 12and 9 are thus tied in the rear of the garment.

In order to secure the garment to the body of the wearer, it is onlynecessary to tie two knots, and in order to remove the same it is onlynecessary to loosen and unfasten two knots. Thus the garment is readilyapplied and removed from the body of the wearer.

The ties 9 and 12 are of suflicient length so that the garment may beadjusted to different waist dimensions.

Garments made in accordance with my invention may be made in the form ofteagowns, wrappers, kimonas, and the like.

I claim:

In a garment of the class described, a back portion, side portions, afront portion, one margin of which is secured to the margin of one ofthe side portions, the lowermost margin of which front portion is ofgreater length than the uppermost 1nar= gin, said front portion arrangedto overlap the opposite side portion, a tie carried by the garment forsecuring it about the Waist of a wearer, a collar secured to thegarment, there being an opening formed in said collar and a pair of tiessecured to the collar Which cooperates With the opening in the collar toform an adjustable means for securing the garment about the neck of 10the wearer.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inpresence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

NANNIE J. ROLLER. Vitnesses E. E. LONGAN, E. L. VALLACE.

